Spanking then
Spanking is supposedly a thing of the past. Just a generation ago, spanking was a common form of discipline. I remember being spanked a couple of times although I don’t think that I was especially problematic as a child. I also remember, coming from a big family with 6 children, that my parents set [...]
Tags: behavioral problems, discipline, punishment, Research, spanking
Posted in: Parenting
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We’ve been visiting a child psychologist for the past few months in an attempt to help my young son cope with his father going away on military assignment, so I’m learning a lot about the best ways to ask for compliance from him.
I’ll pause while everyone chuckles over the idea of trying to get consistent compliance [...]
Tags: 5 second rule, adjustment, boundaries, compliance, discipline, military, Military Families, military kids, psychologist, requests
Posted in: Parenting
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Here’s something that single parents everywhere may rejoice over: In a recent study done by an Ohio State University professor, they found no difference in school performance between children of single parents and those of two-parent homes. (Provided that the children come from stable homes.)
Providing a Stable Home is Key
The study gathers data from 5,000 families across three decades. Their findings suggest [...]
Tags: child development, divorce, Education, routine, single parenting, stability, stable home
Posted in: Education, Parenting
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September marks several nutrition-related health observances and I would like to take this opportunity to touch on family nutrition. Specifically, the most common questions that parents ask regarding their children’s diet.
How much fruit and vegetables do children need?
We all know that our kids need fruit and veggies and we struggle everyday, trying to win the [...]
Tags: diet, fruit and vegetables, green checkmark, Nutrition, restrictions, smart choices
Posted in: Nutrition, Parenting
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For the record, I am a military wife and my husband is set to deploy to Iraq in two months. He leaves today actually, for some additional training and briefing. We have a two-year old daughter.
A recent study reveals that children of U.S. Veterans who have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq are showing elevated [...]
Tags: Afghanista, anxiety, army, Iraq, military, Military Families
Posted in: Current Events, Parenting
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